James Herbert Alward (November 1, 1865 – December 21, 1897) was an American football player and coach. He served as the third head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a single season in 1891, compiling a record of 3–1–1. Alward would go on to coach for the Armour Institute (later merged into Illinois Institute of Technology) and Rush Medical College. He died of typhoid fever in 1897. Head coaching record References 1865 births 1897 deaths 19th-century players of American football American football tackles Harvard Crimson football players Wisconsin Badgers football coaches Lake Forest College alumni Deaths from typhoid fever People from Negaunee, Michigan People from Oconto, Wisconsin infectious disease deaths in Illinois